Data Engineer

Courier Health; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% paid health benefits

401(k) with employer match

Unlimited Vacation

Paid parental leave

Catered lunch on Fridays

Wellness stipend

Job summary

Courier Health is looking for a Data Engineer to join their early-stage data engineering team in New York, NY. The role involves developing dbt models, improving pipeline reliability, and managing data for analytics.

With a salary range of $120,000-$150,000 plus benefits, this position is suited for individuals with 3-5 years of data engineering experience. Interested candidates should be eager to learn and ready to take ownership in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of professional data engineering experience.
• Experience developing data pipelines and transformations in production environments.
• Ability to write correct, readable SQL and understand relational data modeling.

Responsibilities

• Develop dbt models and SQL transformations to create reliable datasets.
• Ensure reliability of data pipelines and monitor for data issues.
• Build and refine datasets and dashboards for teams and clients.

Skills

Strong SQL

Data pipeline development

Relational data modeling

Eagerness to learn

Tools

PostgreSQL

dbt

Airflow

Job description

Courier Health is on a mission to solve one of the biggest and most meaningful opportunities in healthcare: reinvent how people living with chronic and rare diseases are supported.

We are building the future of patient engagement for life sciences companies. Our software is leveraged by biopharma companies to support patients in their complex journey from diagnosis to initiating and remaining on therapy to achieve optimal health outcomes.

About the Team

You’ll join an early and growing data engineering team that’s shaping the foundations of our data platform. We are investing in a modern transformation layer, reliable pipelines, and richer in‑product analytics for our clients and you’ll have real influence over how that gets built.

About the Role

You’ll be one of the first data engineers on our team. This is hands‑on, high‑ownership work: building our transformation layer, strengthening our analytics pipelines, and creating the data models that power both internal reporting and the analytics our clients see inside the product.

What You’ll Do

• Build data models: develop dbt models and SQL transformations, backed by tests, that turn raw data into reliable datasets.
• Improve pipeline reliability: help monitor our replication and orchestrated pipelines, investigate data issues, and add quality checks.
• Power reporting: build and refine the datasets and dashboards that internal teams and clients rely on.
• Learn and grow: work closely with senior engineers, take part in code review, and steadily take on more ownership.

Who You Are

We’re open on exact tools — we care about fundamentals and trajectory. You’ll likely have most of the following:

• 3-5 years of professional data engineering experience
• Strong SQL: you write correct, readable SQL and understand relational data modeling
• Data experience: you’ve developed data pipelines and transformations in production environments
• Eagerness to learn: you take feedback well, ask good questions, and are excited to grow as a data engineer

Nice to have: exposure to dbt, CDC / replication or orchestration tools (e.g. Estuary Flow, Debezium/Kafka, Airflow), a cloud data warehouse (ex. Redshift), a BI tool (ex. Sigma, Looker); comfort with PostgreSQL or a similar database.

Our stack

• Databases: PostgreSQL across our production and analytics environments, with room to grow into a cloud warehouse (ex. Redshift) as we scale
• Ingestion: CDC / streaming replication into analytics (evaluating tools like Estuary Flow and Debezium/Kafka)
• Transformation: building out a version‑controlled, dbt‑based staging/marts layer with data tests and CI/CD
• Orchestration: scheduled, observable pipeline runs (e.g. Airflow or similar)
• BI & embedded analytics: a modern BI and embedding platform (we use Sigma) for internal reporting and in‑product client analytics, with a maturing semantic/metrics layer
• Domain: life sciences / healthcare data; comfort working in HIPAA‑aware, PHI‑handling environments is a plus
• 100% paid employee health benefit options (including medical, dental, and vision)
• 401(k) with employer funded match
• Unlimited Vacation
• Paid parental leave
• Catered lunch on Fridays
• Wellness stipend

The annual salary range for the target level for this role is $120,000-$150,000 + equity + benefits, including medical, dental, and vision. Final compensation will be determined based on a variety of factors including relevant experience, interview performance, and internal equity.

Courier Health is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.